The moment that Melissa came into contact with the door, a deep guttural growl began to emanate from the other side of it. Dimitri meanwhile nodded to Hank and Murphy as they made their way for their own apartment. With a small sigh, the giant of a man slipped off one of his work boots and used it to keep the entrance to his apartment open before going up stairs. Noticing Melissa trying to listen for any sounds behind his door, Dimitri gave a soft cough to notify her of his presence before lightly tapping the door. The growling intensified at the sound, to which Dimitri responded by whistling six notes, the first three being long in a pattern of high, low, and high again, and the last three being short and high, imitating the call of a white throated sparrow. The growling stopped and was immediately replaced by the sound of whining and  a few scratches at the bottom of the door. "[color=0054a6]My personal anti-burglarly device.[/color]" He grunted to Melissa before gesturing to the doorknob, "[color=0054a6]You mind?[/color]".